The 'Communal Award' was announced by Ramsay MacDonald in 1932. It granted separate electorates to the depressed classes. Who among the following opposed it? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The 'Communal Award' was announced by Ramsay MacDonald in 1932. It granted separate electorates to the depressed classes. Who among the following opposed it?
A. Sikhs
B. Muslim League
C. B. R. Ambedkar
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Gandhi opposed the Communal Award as it sought to divide the Hindu community, and he fasted unto death.

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